EXCLUSIVE: Fernandes penned a long-term deal as he moved to Old Trafford in January – but the Red Devils are already keen to hand him a new contract
Manchester United are set to reward Bruno Fernandes with a new double-your-money contract worth £200,000-a-week.
Fernandes, 26, has become United’s most important player since arriving from Sporting Lisbon in a £47million deal in January.
He has scored 22 goals and made 14 assists in just 37 games for the Red Devils – and his brilliant performances at Old Trafford have put Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelonaon alert.
Fernandes is just 11 months into a four-and-a-half-year deal he signed when he moved to Manchester.
And the agreement has the option of a further 12 months.
But United want to keep the Portuguese international happy as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer continues to rebuild a team that has now gone seven years without the Premier League title.
Fernandes currently earns £100,000-a-week – but that is way below the club’s top earners.
David De Gea earns £350,000-a-week and Paul Pogba is on £300,000-a-week.
He is desperately to add to a trophy collection that currently stands at one Portuguese Cup medal and two Portuguese League Cups.
The Porto-born midfielder has not been slow in lambasting his team-mates if they aren’t performing.
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And his influence in the dressing room is a big factor in United’s determination to hand him a salary that reflects his status.
Fernandes has scored seven goals and picked up three assists in just nine Premier League games this season.
He has been a mainstay in the No 10 role and has also shone in European competition, with three goals and one assist in the Champions League.
